having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
every year; yearly; annually
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to win the prize; to win the ring
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
in succession; one after another
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to quit one's job; to resign
philandering; itch for women
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to untangle; to untwine; to get back together (with a former partner)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
TV announcer (in the full-time employ of a single broadcaster)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
terrestrial digital broadcasting
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real